Neely Nuclear Research Center
Neely Nuclear Research Center | |
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Former names | Neely Research Reactor Georgia Tech Research Reactor |
General information | |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Address | 900 Atlantic Drive NW |
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Current tenants | Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program Georgia Tech Research Institute |
Completed | 1963 |
Demolished | 2000 |
Owner | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 1 |
The Frank H. Neely Nuclear Research Center, also known as the Neely Research Reactor and the Georgia Tech Research Reactor was a nuclear engineering research center on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, which had a live, 5 megawatt heavy-water-cooled research reactor from 1961 until 1996. It was decommissioned in November 1999.[1] The building that housed the reactor was demolished to make way for the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center.
The center is named for Frank H. Neely, a Georgia Tech graduate and businessman that organized the first Georgia Nuclear Advisory Commission, an essential step in the creation of the reactor and associated facilities.[2]
History
The center and associated reactor was built after campus president Blake R. Van Leer appointed a Nuclear Science Committee, which included Georgia Tech Research Institute director James E. Boyd.[3][4]
The committee recommended the creation of a Radioisotopes Laboratory Facility and a large research reactor. The laboratory was built and dedicated on January 7, 1959, and could receive, store, and process radioactive materials.[3] The research reactor would be completed in 1963.
The reactor was shut down in 1988 due to safety concerns,[5] and was defueled due to safety concerns related to the nearby 1996 Summer Olympics events.[3]
The reactor building was torn down after the decommissioning, with the remainder removed as of 2015.
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External links
- Georgia Tech Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program
- Neely Nuclear Research Center on the Georgia Tech Campus Map